MINE FATALITY – On October 16, 2025, a miner was performing work from an elevated platform when they fell approximately 30 feet. The miner died from his injuries.
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Best Practices
- Provide safe access to all work areas by installing handrails, guarding, or the use of fall protection equipment where there is a risk of miners falling.
- Provide and ensure proper use of fall protection when a fall hazard exists. Ensure fall protection has a suitable fall arrest and secure anchorage system.
- Identify risks and eliminate or control them before beginning activities.
- Conduct workplace examinations to identify conditions that may adversely affect the safety or health of miners.
Additional Information
This is the 25th fatality reported in 2025, and the first classified as “Slip or Fall of Person.”
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Original article published by MSHA